My Views On Situational Supervision And Its Models
I believe that a supervisor or anyone in authority must be able to acclimate new surroundings. I was given the opportunity to be a supervisor once. Yes there are employees who are able and willing to get the job done and those that are not so willing. I met a lot of different cultures that would be more energetic, who wanted to know if there was anything more that needed to be done. And there were those who were not wanting to do a thing, just be at the jobsite to get paid. Different situations do need an approach that will work well with not only one group, but to all groups in a company. Situational supervisory is needed and implemented at ones discretion.
A supervisor that I had in the past used the autocratic style. At the jobsite there was more than enough employees to get the job started, as well to get it done the right way. Majority of the jobs that I have had there has always been one or two persons that are not willing to do the work, wanted to slack off and let others do their work for them. The supervisor had to constantly stand over them and tell them numerous times what needed to be done, and how it was to be done. It would last for a good half an hour and then it would go back to the slacking off, being obnoxious, they needed supervised constantly. As for me I am a self-starter, once I see what needs to be done I get into the job and do the best that I can, as far as I can. Depending on the job, I might use the autocratic style. Not one style can be used, specifically if there is a diverse population, (from my experience).
In a job there are self-starters, and slackers. Every person has their own perception of how a directive is given. One day it may need autocratic, the next consultative, or participative, also laissez-faire. All of these styles may be used in one day. If I had a job where everyone was a team player I would use the consultative style. As I stated before I am a self-starter looking for ways to make tasks easier and efficient, for not only me but for other employees as well. Getting my point across and delegating the tasks, inspecting the work done by the employees, as well as getting their opinions would be a great help. This makes for a growing relationship and builds team players. As I stated before all of these styles are to be used depending on the situation, and what my goal is, and what it is that I need to do for the job itself. In my perfect world I would always use the consultative style, in hopes of a team who are willing to get the job done and on time.
